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Once opportunities have been

determined, management practices,

such as those for site preparation and

reforestation or for changes in MA–2

allocations, will be identified and

developed into a Proposed Action. The

Changed Condition Analysis is

scheduled to be completed on or about

October 1998.

3. Public Involvement in the analysis

Process

The concerns and expectations of

National Forest constituents played a

significant role in the development of

the 1996 LRMP. The February

windstorm brought sudden and

unexpected changes to the biological

and social components of the NFGT,

particularly on the Angelina and Sabine

National Forests. It is important to

involve the public as the Forest Service

develops the analysis and determines

the opportunities for management

actions. Since the analysis will not be a

‘‘decision document’’ and will not

involve the NEPA process, formal

public involvement through scoping

will not be done. The NFGT has been

regularly informing the public about the

progress of the ongoing storm recovery

actions through regular information

updates. The NFGT will contact the

interested public with information

about the analysis and offer the

opportunity for participation in the

analysis process.

4. Issuing the Notice of Intent to

Prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement

The NFGT will issue a Notice of

Intent (NOI) to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

after developing proposed actions based

on the Changed Condition Analysis. The

NOI will include a description of

preliminary proposed actions, issues,

and alternatives. The public will be

asked to comment on these items as part

of the scoping process under NEPA.

Public comments will be used to further

refine the proposed action, issues, and

alternatives, and the range of

alternatives to be considered in the EIS.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Ronnie Raum,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–18823 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Survey of Income and Program

Participation 1996 Panel Wave 9.

Form Number(s): SIPP 16905(L)

Director’s Letter, CAPI Instrument.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0813.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 117,800 hours.

Number of Respondents: 77,700.

Avg Hours Per Response: Half an

hour.

Needs and Uses: The Bureau of the

Census conducts the Survey of Income

and Program Participation (SIPP) to

collect information from a sample of

households concerning the distribution

of income received directly as money or

indirectly as in-kind benefits. SIPP data

are used by economic policymakers, the

Congress, state and local governments,

and Federal agencies that administer

social welfare and transfer payment

programs such as the Department of

Health and Human Services, the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, and the Department of

Agriculture.

The SIPP is a longitudinal survey, in

that households in the panel are

interviewed 12 times at 4 month

intervals or waves over the life of the

panel, making the duration of the panel

about 4 years. The next panel of

households will be introduced in the

year 2000.

The survey is molded around a

central core of labor force and income

questions, health insurance questions,

and questions concerning government

program participation that remain fixed

throughout the life of a panel. The core

questions are asked at Wave 1 and are

updated during subsequent interviews.

The core is supplemented with

additional questions or topical modules

designed to answer specific needs.

This request is for clearance of the

topical modules to be asked during

Wave 9 of the 1996 Panel. The core

questions have already been cleared.

Topical modules for waves 10 through

12 will be cleared later. The topical

modules for Wave 9 are: 1) Assets,

Liabilities, and Eligibility, 2) Medical

Expenses/Utilization of Health Care

Services, and 3) Work Related Expenses

and Child Support Paid. Wave 9

interviews will be conducted from

December 1998 through March 1999.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Every 4 months.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C,

Section 182.

OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5312, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–18854 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Showcase Exhibit of U.S. Exports

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Showcase Exhibit of

U.S. Exports.

SUMMARY: The International Trade

Administration (‘‘ITA’’) of the

Department of Commerce announces an

exhibition of exported U.S. products

and services. The exhibition will

showcase U.S. exports by displaying

successfully exported products and

services at ITA headquarters in

Washington, D.C., to highlight the

benefits of exporting and the impact of

exports on the U.S. economy.

Companies and trade associations are

encouraged to express interest in

providing exhibit material. The energy

sector will be the next industrial sector

to be represented.

DATES: July 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On

the energy sector exhibit only, please

contact: Mr. John Rasmussen, Office of

Energy, Infrastructure, and Machinery;

U.S. Department of Commerce/ITA;

Room 4056; Washington, D.C. 20230;

Telephone (202) 482–1889; fax (202)

482–0170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

ITA is showcasing U.S. exports by

exhibiting successfully exported

products and services at its

headquarters in Washington, D.C., to
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highlight the benefits of exporting and

the impact of exports on the U.S.

economy. The exhibit, which represents

a series of industries and a variety of

companies, is located in the Office of

the Under Secretary for International

Trade. The exhibit will be rotated

approximately every four months. The

first sector selected was the motor

vehicles and automotive parts industry.

The second sector to be displayed is

the energy sector. Companies and trade

associations in this sector are

encouraged to express interest in

showcasing their exports of goods and/

or services by contacting ITA through

the individual listed above. Displayed

items may include illustrations,

miniaturized or actual models, or actual

products. Examples of appropriate

displays would include models or

illustrations of drilling platforms or

refineries, oil and gas pipeline

equipment, geologic instrumentation

systems, power plants or electric

distribution lines that have been

constructed overseas and incorporate

substantial U.S. products and/or

services.

Selection Process

Items will be selected for exhibition

on the basis of the following factors:

(1) Items must be produced in, or

representative of services exported from,

the United States and have at least a

51% U.S. content, including materials,

equipment and labor (in the case of

large development projects, the

applicant should identify substantial

U.S. products or services into the

completed project). To highlight the

impact of exports on small businesses,

items will also be considered that are

produced by U.S. companies that do not

directly export but rather whose goods

or services are incorporated into another

company’s for export.

(2) The items must relate to the

industry selected by ITA and be suitable

for exhibition in a limited space.

(3) The company must not be owned

or controlled, indirectly or directly, by

a foreign government.

(4) Items chosen should reflect

diversity of company size, location,

demographics, and traditional underrepresentation in business.

Other conditions: Displayed items

will be considered loans to the

Department. Companies will be

responsible for shipment of the item to

and from the Commerce Department, for

obtaining appropriate insurance, and for

all related costs.

Time Frame for Applications:

Expressions of interest from the energy

sector should be received by August 17,

1998. Expressions of interest should be

sent to the ITA official identified above.

A Federal Register notice will be

published subsequently to announce the

next sector to be highlighted.

Authority:15 U.S.C. 1512.

Dated: July 10, 1998.

David L. Aaron,

Under Secretary for International Trade.

[FR Doc. 98–18853 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–25–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Fastener Quality Act—Provisional

Listing of Facilities

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal Agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–12 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before September 14,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct written comments to

Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms

Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) should be directed to Dr.

Subhas G. Malghan, NIST, Building 820,

Room 250, Gaithersburg, MD 20899;

(301) 975–6101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This submission under the Paperwork

Reduction Act represents a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection by the U.S. Department of

Commerce’s National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST

requires this information to ensure that

manufacturing facilities that are seeking

provisional listing do, in fact, meet all

requirements of the Fastener Quality

Act (FQA) and the implementing

regulations while completing their

formal registration process. During the

provisional listing period, the listed

facilities will be able to test and certify

that their fasteners meet the stated

standards and specifications, and

comply with the FQA.

II. Method of Collection

Applicants will submit written

information to NIST.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0693–0026.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 200.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

estimate of the total annual cost to

submit this information for fiscal year

1998 and future years is $500. There are

no capital expenditures required.

IV. Requests for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and costs) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated July 8, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–18814 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Fastener Quality Act—Laboratory

Accreditation Body Approval and

Registrar Accreditation Body Approval

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.